REVEALED: Results of exclusive nationwide survey of general election voting intentions

The Labour vote may be set to go up in the North West against a national trend, according to an exclusive nationwide survey of voting intentions.

The data revealed that 45% of respondents supported Labour at the 2015 election - but 48% said they planned to do so at the general election on June 8.

The Conservatives are also on course to increase their share of the vote in the region.

While 26% of respondents in the North West voted Tory in 2015, 29% plan to do so this time.

UKIP appear to be the big losers in the region.

Only 6% of people say they plan to back the party this time compared to 9% who said they voted UKIP in 2015.

Both the Lib Dems and the Greens could see similar vote shares in the region as in 2015. Some 7% said they planned to vote Lib Dem and 5% for the Greens.

Jeremy Corbyn and his party seem to have strongest support in the North West among the young.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of people aged 18 to 24 said they intended to vote Labour, while 52% of those aged 65 and over said they planned to vote for the Conservatives.

The survey reveals voters in the North West are split on whether Brexit will be a factor in how they vote on June 8, with 50% saying yes and 50% saying no.

People in the region are more likely to believe Theresa May would be a better Brexit negotiator than Jeremy Corbyn, with 48% of people in the region saying they think she'll do the best job, compared to 41% for the Labour leader.

Confidence in Theresa May increases with age. Some 70% of those aged 65 and over think she would do the best job negotiating Brexit.

Those aged under 35 in the region are more likely to back Jeremy Corbyn as the best negotiator, with 57% of those aged 25 to 34 and 55% of those aged 18 to 24 saying he would do the best job.

More than a quarter of people, 26%, are considering voting tactically in the general election, with a further 17% saying they don't know.

The over 65s were the least likely to be considering a tactical vote. Some 72% in that age group said they weren't, compared to just 43% of 18 to 24-year-olds who have ruled out a tactical vote.

The survey was carried out online in partnership with Google Surveys on newspaper websites, publisher sites and Google’s native app. A total of 9,741 people completed it nationwide.